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Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms, grandmothers, aunts and other mothers. We asked readers to tell us the best advice they've received from their moms or mother figures. You filled our email box with their sage advice on everything from dating and marriage to living your dreams and making memories. Get a job In February 1979 I was home from two years of hard work in Iran. I was relaxing and taking classes instead of looking for a new job. I was also dating Mary, a very nice lady who I had met a few months before. My mother, Katherine Fox, told me," Honey, if you really like Mary, then you should get a job." That sounded like good advice, so I sent out...

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Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms, grandmothers, aunts and other mothers.
We asked readers to tell us the best advice they've received from their moms or mother figures. You filled our email box with their sage advice on everything from dating and...

The Hampton School Board's secretive search for a new superintendent shows little respect for city parents — at a time when the ailing school system needs all their support.
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